cenatory

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adjective

Of or relating to dinner (the evening meal) or supper.

OriginLatin cenatorius →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivecenatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to dinner (the evening meal) or supper.

    The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory garment.

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latincenatorius
  2. Englishcenatory

From Latin cenatorius, from cenare (“to dine, sup”), from cena, coena (“dinner, supper”).

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APA

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MLA

“cenatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cenatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cenatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cenatory.

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